A review of events: an MGT story

in #blockchain8 years ago (edited)

A list I compiled of significant events occurring over the past year regarding the Security changing technology John Mcafee's MGT is bringing to the forefront of blockchain technology.

• Cyber security expected to increase at a compound of 13% per year
• Cyberdonix $17.2 million manufacturing contract awarded to Global Manufacturing in Arab, AL to produce Sentinel – 23 March 2016
• John McAfee proposed as CEO of MGT – 31 May 2016
• Nolan Bushnell appointed to Board of Directors as an independent director – 7 June 2016
• Creation of Hacker Advisory Board; Chris Roberts, Bryce Case, and Alexander Heid – 10 June 2016
• Roger Ver appointed as Cryptocurrency Advisory Board – 13 June 2016
• Bryan Seely appointed to Hacker Advisory Board – 13 June 2016
• Erik Voorhees appointed to Cryptocurrency Advisory Board – 14 June 2016
• Bruce Fenton appointed to Cryptocurrency Advisory Board – 15 June 2016
• Steve Orenberg appointed to Emerging Large Scale Technology Advisory Board – 17 June 2016
• Gary Miliefsky appointed to Emerging Large Scale Systems Advisory Board – 20 June 2016
• Vinny Troia appointed to Hacker Advisory Board – 20 June 2016
• Robert Rogers and Joshua Kowalchuk hired in order to commercialixe E-tagged mobile device tracking technology – 29 June 2016
• MGT acquires Sentinel – 15 July 2016
• MGT Launches Bitcoin Mining Operations at 2.6 Petahash– 13 September 2016
• Commercial launch of Sentinel; $4,995 per unit on an annual contract – 14 October 2016
• Joint venture with Bitmain – 26 October 2016
• Bitcoin Operation expanded to over 5 Petahash – 10 November 2016
• John Mcafee officially appointed as CEO – 18 November 2016
• Meeting with two Colonels from Sweden’s DoD – 21 February 2017
• Met with Romania’s Minister of Communications and Romania’s CIO – 21 February 2017
• Conversation with Former Prime Minister (Romania) – 22 February 2017
• Meeting Minister of the Economy for Romania – 22 February 2017
• Bitcoin Mining Pool, branded “MacPool” to launch early in 2nd quarter “security testing underway” – 1 March 2017
• Closure to recent merger activity for Demonsaw tech – 3 March 2017
• Letter of intent for production of MGT Privacy Phone; 160k units followed by 50k units monthly; profit per device quoted at $250 – 14 March 2017
• Cyber Security Summit – 15 March 2017
• Update on Sentinel; “to be released by end of second quarter” – 12 April 2017
• Official Press Release for Privacy Phone – 5 May 2017
• Major expansion of Bitcoin Mining -> 18 Petahash expected by early July 2017 – 22 May 2017